Sea Stories: Kodiak Island Sea MonstersA little after four in the morning on a summer day in 2002, three setnetters pushed their 22-foot skiff off a beach in Uganik Bay on the west side of Kodiak and headed for their gillnet a quarter of a mile away. It was daylight, but barely; the difference between sea and sky and mountains still questionable, the shoreline and the greasy water and the buoys on the net visible only in shades of gray. Dave Little, To...

Marvin HeineMarvin Heine passed away Feb. 27, 2015, at Kodiak Island Hospital, after a long illness. He is preceded in death by his wife, Clara, and son, Michael. Marvin is survived by his brother, Clayton Heine; sister, Delores Cartales; sons, John Heine and John Bahe; grandchildren, Nnekyia, Tristine, Chyian; and many other great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He will be missed by friends and family for many years to co...

Public Safety Blotter: March 3Feb. 1 At 1:57 a.m., police conducted a bar check downtown. At 2 a.m., police cited a driver in the Birch and Pine Crescent streets area for having no proof of insurance and failing to register the vehicle. At 2:47 a.m., police warned a driver on Mill Bay Road about a headlight out. At 2:52 a.m., police cited a driver in the Oak Avenue and Thorsheim Street area for having no proof of insurance. At 4:37 a.m., a tax...

Kodiak Island Births: March 3Gavin Thomas Adams was born at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, to Michael Jr. and Jacqueline Adams. He weighed 9 pounds, 1.2 ounces and measured 21 inches long. His parents are originally from Baltimore, Maryland, and now live in Kodiak. His mother is working on a master’s degree in nursing and his father works on the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley. Grandparents are Leonard and Jennifer Herd and Michael Sr...

Troopers: Nothing suspicious in death of Alaska Dream fisherman The remains of a fisherman who died in his bunk bed while aboard the Kodiak-based fishing vessel Alaskan Dream have been sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Anchorage, a state trooper report said Monday. Sean O'Callahan, 29, of Florida, was found dead while the Alaskan Dream was headed for a fishing area near the south end of Kodiak Island, the report said. It said troopers were notified of O’Callahan’s...

Assembly talks revenue forecast, high school siding issuesThe Kodiak Island Borough assembly discussed issues with paneling on the new Kodiak High School addition and the expected revenues for the next year. Some of the siding panels on the new sections of the Kodiak High School have small bulges that are noticeable from some angles and in some lighting conditions. “Staff is working with the architect, worked with the general contractor and expressed concern,” said borou...

Outdoor Kodiak: Last chance for rabbitsThe season for snowshoe hares may never close on Kodiak and there may be no bag limit, but in fact there’s a practical limit to when you hunt them. Somewhere around the middle of April their breeding season starts and is in high gear by May. Perhaps it’s no coincidence that the arrival of the first youngsters corresponds roughly with the explosion of new vegetation in spring and the hare’s seasonal change to brown...

Kodiakan attends D.C. conference WASHINGTON – Beverly Eads of Robert G. Blair Unit 17 in Kodiak was one of more than 300 delegates and distinguished guests from across the country who attended the American Legion Auxiliary’s annual Washington, D.C., Conference Feb. 22-25. The mid-year event provides an opportunity for the organization’s leadership to hear from Washington experts on issues relevant to the Auxiliary’s mission and to meet with Congr...

Powers wins Wyoming state titleFormer Kodiak High School standout Kerry Powers added another state title to his resume on Saturday. Powers captured the 220-pound title at the Wyoming 4A state wrestling championships. The senior from Sheridan defeated Gillette’s Zach Taylor, 8-6, in the title bout to win the school’s only championship. Powers concluded his final prep season with a 38-4 record, and will wrestle for the Air Force Academy. “It has ...

Kodiak hoops to battle PalmerKodiak High School basketball will see plenty of the Palmer Moose on Thursday. Both the boys and girls play Palmer in the opening round of the Northern Lights Conference Championships at Kenai High School. The boys play at 3 p.m., followed by the girls at 4:45 p.m. The boys enter as the fourth seed, while Palmer is a fifth seed. Both teams finished with 3-7 NLC records. Kodiak won the tiebreaker, and was awarded t...